tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post4338492559896056154..comments2024-03-27T15:41:01.956-04:00Comments on rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague: Eating humble pie, or When what one is sure is absolutely right turns out to be absolutely wrongrhymeswithplaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-53040930499958351152018-03-23T13:55:52.410-04:002018-03-23T13:55:52.410-04:00"I remember seeing Leslie Uggams (another Who..."I remember seeing Leslie Uggams (another Who?) on Name that tune."<br /><br />I guess you've never heard Rhymes rave over Jenny Lind.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-60245073124359699192018-03-23T13:51:09.365-04:002018-03-23T13:51:09.365-04:00"I discovered that in this particular instanc..."I discovered that in this particular instance I was wrong, wrong, wrong."<br /><br />Thanks for cutting another notch in my repertoire of disillusionment!<br /><br />"We also watch even older, black-and-white shows from the 1960s and even the 1950s"<br /><br />"Even the 1950s"! You say this as if it's exceptional, almost unheard of, even unimagined and unimaginable.<br /><br />"We used to get television via cable, but when the cable company raised its rate by five dollars a month"<br /><br />"when contestants were asked to name something one might see at the North Pole, the most popular answer was "penguin" <br /><br />I'm so embarrassed to belong to the human species.<br /><br />As you will soon be told at some length, I don't have cable, but I do have Internet. Every year Comcast kicks up the cost, and every year I call them and ask for a better price, which I always get. The question isn't one of whether I can get a better price, but of how many levels of employees I have to make my way through until I'm getting the highest reduction that they'll offer.<br /><br />"'Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.'"<br /><br />And seeing bullets come out of the back of a person who has been shot is no substitute for drama.<br /><br />77 is eight years older than 69, so if you "get there first" (as the saying goes), please write so I can completely revise my belief system (I can't wait to see the postmark so I'll know where you ended up). Peggy and I have no TV service other than a $30 antenna. It's supposed to be an indoor antenna, but I mounted it just outside the wall where it's protected from the rain by a generous soffit, and where it faces a long row of mountain top antennas that are no more than a mile or so from our house. On our TV, we watch network news, Inside Edition (I'm ashamed to say), and Peggy watches Jeopardy (she's a true fan who knows two people who were on the show). We also watch some of the oldies shows on MeTV (we have breakfast at 1:00 everyday when Gunsmoke is on), and lots and lots of PBS (nature shows, history shows, and, of late, the soap opera/drama Victoria). Aside from all of this, we own at least seven feet (meaning shelf space) of DVDs, and nearly all of them are programs from the 50s and 60s. It's a rare day when we watch anything that is new or even remotely recent. When I watch an old movie, I often watch the narrated version, and I recall one director saying that the film code of 1930 had the effect of forcing movie makers to come up with creative ways to suggest sex and violence without actually showing sex and violence, and that this actually improved movie making. I could see what he meant. It seems to me that raw depictions of sex and violence only detract from good writing and good acting. They also tend toward absurdity (I'll never forgive Clint Eastwood for a scene from Unforgiven in which a shotgun blast lifted a man off his feet and slammed him into a wall that was several feet behind where he had been standing). Shock value hardens viewers so that they're not entertained by anything but shock value, and they're not much entertained by it. By the way, are you familiar with Busby Berkeley? Do you have a favorite TV show, a favorite movie, a favorite actor and actress?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-68022389560906639482018-03-19T23:51:55.687-04:002018-03-19T23:51:55.687-04:00A late Happy Birthday. I remember way back when wi...A late Happy Birthday. I remember way back when with the game shoes. In fact I remember seeing Leslie Uggams (another Who?) on Name that tune.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-40964806615755345062018-03-19T19:55:48.205-04:002018-03-19T19:55:48.205-04:00A very happy birthday to you! I guess you had (hum...A very happy birthday to you! I guess you had (humble) pie instead of cake.<br />I don't much like game shows and for the life of me I can't imagine watching ones that are 60+ years old. We have seen some wonderful stuff on Netflix, no walking dead necessary.<br /><br />I am also enjoying quite a lot of words with friends, send a request if you wanted, I mostly lose so it's a good bet! (That also applies to Graham)<br /><br />Kylie Taikyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-79872735640898732812018-03-19T16:24:11.136-04:002018-03-19T16:24:11.136-04:00A very happy belated birthday to you.
As one who c...A very happy belated birthday to you.<br />As one who consumes a lot of it, the problem with humble pie is that it is calorie laden.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-34852742308343023832018-03-19T16:00:00.004-04:002018-03-19T16:00:00.004-04:00Many happy returns of yesterday. Some of the title...Many happy returns of yesterday. Some of the titles of the shows were familiar from my younger days in the UK. However I can truthfully say that I have never watched any of them. Game shows leave me completely cold. On the other hand I do play WWF.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com